Overview
- TikTok was fined €530 million by Ireland's Data Protection Commission for illegally transferring European user data to China and failing to meet transparency obligations under GDPR.
- The fine includes €485 million for unlawful data transfers and €45 million for inadequate disclosure to users between 2020 and 2022.
- TikTok admitted that limited European user data had been stored on Chinese servers, contradicting prior claims, but stated the data has since been deleted.
- The company has six months to align its data processing practices with EU regulations or face suspension of all data transfers to China.
- TikTok plans to appeal the ruling, citing its Project Clover initiative, which aims to improve data localization and security within Europe.